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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1944
Page
6
Recap notes indicate Class A tires no longer need certificates after the third inspection period through March 31 1944. Class B ration details reflect a fourth inspection phase with changes to certification requirements for truck tires.
A list of ration schedules and expiration dates for various categories including Class C Ration bulk coupons fuel gas oil stamps and food stamps. It notes periods through February 28 1944 for several coupons and emphasizes careful handling of stamps with notes on in person applications for War Ration Book 4 and renewal timing.
Washington Lodge No 26 A M F and A regular meeting announced for the first Friday of each month. Russell Goodin W M and A W Yard secretary listed as officers for the lodge.
Bus and train timetables listed for Co R B P Westbound No 8 Golden State Limited No 11 Southwest Express and No 43 Californian. Includes eastbound OmahaChicago buses, Washington departures, and multiple regional routes with depots at 107 W 2nd and local stops.
Mrs. Etta Hamilton, in Homestead Farm, collects early Pilotburg Adventist church history from pioneer families. She traces the 90 year old church to carpenter B. T. Curtis, faces missing records and aging pioneers, and aims to complete the early 50s Pilotburg church narrative.
AMGOT drives rapid civilian recovery in Sicilian cities after combat troops seize towns. Lieut. Col. Charles Poletti notes speech defeats no incursion. water and electricity restored, police and burial work organized, food rationing retained from Fascist era. Allied Military Government enforces orders, dissolves Fascist officials, posts bilingual proclamations, and coordinates with mayoral and police leadership.
Rochester resident Charles Osberg 76 passed his medical and will be sworn as a merchant marine captain in New York City. A Norwegian born veteran who spent 40 years at sea before working in a war plant, he also served in the last World War and vows to shake off rust quickly for his country.
Spokane police recount a late night incident where motorcycle officer Elmo Springer confronted two girls violating the city curfew. One girl retorted she had never been a juvenile, and the officer rode away without incident.
London report says deputations of women shoppers urged the mayor and food officer at South End town hall to reimpose a ban on visitors. Residents feel deprived of unrationed foods at the holiday resort town once popular before the war.
A fragment lists individuals with nicknames such as Honey Bee Joe Miller Hay John Miller and Butch Dan, indicating a local naming pattern within the Miller family.
Western News Union reports a study by Lawrence and Werthessen showing estrogen or ovary extracts helped 60 percent of 25 acne patients, ages 20 to 26, with improvements in two to six months and some extending to nine months. No patient fully failed to improve.
The article urges parents to correct posture in schoolchildren to prevent round shoulders. It links erect carriage to rest, diet, and proper activity, notes mirror testing and vitamin C deficiency risks like scorbutic symptoms, and defines fibrositis as inflammation near joints possibly from infection.
Deer hides supply essential leathers to craft gloves and mukluks for cold climate use. The material supports military needs and functional gear for personnel.
To the People of this Community urges citizens to buy more War Bonds to shorten the war. It recalls 213 Americans killed and 1 114 wounded on the last war’s final day and appeals for sacrifice, saying the money you can't spare may spare a soldier's life.
Juanita Hering leaves Havre for Perry Oklahoma to attend the funeral of her uncle William Sheets. Local social notes include visits by Bob Huddleson and family Frank Pratt Carl Zieglowsky Eisele Westen and others over the past week with bridge club gatherings and suppers.
Charles Canyons and evening callers included Dale Darbyshire and family. Pete Lauber children joined Milton Smith children for Sunday dinner. Corporal Glenn Smith and wife visited Wellman. Dave Richards hosted at Evert Westen and Fred Wisele's Lee. Will Richards celebrated a birthday with a pot luck. Several families visited Charles Cannon and Mt. Pleasant households over the weekend.
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